Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1976–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 1 GPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in 2019. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 1 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8087 GPIA, in 1976.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 11th out of 37 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.8087 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.8106 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8261 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8423 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8586 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8726 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8881 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8947 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.9041 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9126 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9201 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.928 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.9465 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9498 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9529 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9562 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9594 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9622 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9654 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9686 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9709 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9896 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9906 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9919 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9917 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9928 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9937 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9953 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9951 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9959 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9954 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9971 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9983 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9987 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.999 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9987 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9989 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9995 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9994 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9996 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9998 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8219 GPIA | 0.8087 GPIA | 0.8423 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.9075 GPIA | 0.8586 GPIA | 0.9498 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9708 GPIA | 0.9529 GPIA | 0.9919 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9954 GPIA | 0.9917 GPIA | 0.9987 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9995 GPIA | 0.9987 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,740 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 142.49 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 142.66 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.11 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.95 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.47 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.1 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 1 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8087 GPIA in 1976.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 37 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/